US5491743A - Virtual conference system and terminal apparatus therefor - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates in general to a virtual conference system and a terminal apparatus therefor.
- the invention relates to a virtual conference system terminal apparatus used for holding a virtual conference and a virtual conference system for holding a virtual conference using a plurality of virtual conference system terminal apparatuses connected to each other via communication lines such as telephone lines.
- Japanese Patent Application 4-140990 there exists a visual telephone conference system in which a conference is constituted by attendance of a plurality of users at remote locations by connecting their terminal apparatuses using communication lines.
- a user terminal apparatus to enable attendance at a visual telephone conference is equipped with a visual telephone set and a remote image transmission circuit.
- a conference can be held by displaying images of attendants in respective divided areas of a monitor screen of each terminal apparatus.
- the present invention has an object of providing a virtual conference system and a terminal apparatus therefor which allows a conference to proceed in an intuitive, clear, and effective manner.
- a terminal apparatus for a virtual conference system comprises: a display means for displaying a virtual conference room used for holding a virtual conference, and for displaying, in the virtual conference room, animated characters representing attendants at the virtual conference; an indication means for indicating an action of an animated character representing the user; an information output means for outputting action information for the animated character representing the user indicated by the indication means; and character control means for actuating the other animated characters in accordance with input action information for the other animated characters, and for actuating the animated character representing the user in accordance with the indicated action.
- a terminal apparatus for a virtual conference system comprises: a display means for displaying a virtual conference room used for holding a virtual conference, and for displaying, in the virtual conference room, animated characters representing attendants at the virtual conference; an indication means for indicating an action of an animated character representing the user; an information output means for outputting action information for the animated character representing the user indicated by the indication means; a management means for determining an animated character to be actuated based on input action information for the other animated characters and the indicated action of the animated character representing the user, and for assigning an action right to the determined animated character; and a character control means for actuating the right-assigned animated character in accordance with at least one of the input action information for the other animated characters and the indicated action of the animated .character representing the user.
- the terminal apparatus for a virtual conference system comprises display means, indication means, information output means, and character control means.
- the display means displays a virtual conference room used for holding a virtual conference together with furnishings such as a desk, and also displays, in the virtual conference room, own and the other animated characters representing attendants at the virtual conference.
- the indication means indicates an action of an animated character representing the user, such as raising a hand to request to talk or a movement.
- the information output means outputs the indicated action information for the animated character representing the user.
- the character control means controls the other animated characters displayed on the display means so that they act in accordance with the input action information for the other animated characters, and controls the animated character representing the user so that it acts in accordance with the indicated action.
- the virtual conference system is constructed by connecting to each other a plurality of terminal apparatuses for the virtual conference system described above so that the action information can be input to each terminal apparatus. Therefore, the action information of each terminal apparatus for a virtual conference system is exchanged between the user's and the other terminal apparatuses of the virtual conference system and between the other terminal apparatuses of the virtual conference system. As a result, the action information for the user's character that is indicated by the user so as to effect, for instance, raising a hand for requesting to talk concerning a subject of discussion, or movement of the animated character in the conference room is sent to the other terminal apparatuses for a virtual conference system connected to the user terminal.
- the action information for the animated character associated with another terminal apparatus for the virtual conference system that is indicated by the operator of that terminal apparatus is sent to the other terminal apparatuses for the virtual conference system, including the user terminal apparatus.
- the animated characters are displayed in the same manner in the user terminal apparatus for the virtual conference system and the other terminal apparatuses for the virtual conference so as to act in accordance with the conference state collectively intended by the operators, the state of which includes the raising of hands for requesting to talk about a subject under discussion and movement in the conference room.
- the respective operators can actuate the corresponding animated characters in the conference room displayed on the display means in accordance with a conference state by using their terminal apparatuses for a virtual conference system, so that the virtual conference can proceed so as to reflect the conference state intended by the operators.
- the invention further comprises a management means and a character control means.
- the management means determines an animated character to be actuated based on input action information for the other animated characters and the indicated action of the animated character representing the user, and assigns the right of action to the user associated with the determined animated character.
- the character control means actuates the right-assigned animated character in accordance with the input action information for the other animated characters and the indicated action of the animated character representing the user.
- the virtual conference system is constructed by connecting a plurality of terminal apparatuses for a virtual conference system with each other so that the action information can be input to each terminal apparatus.
- the animated character is actuated which has been assigned the right of action with a judgment based on the priorities such as predetermined order of the attendants, etc., that must be actuated. Therefore, for example, even when more than one user request to speak at the same time, only one user is allowed to speak, and the conference can proceed smoothly.
- the virtual conference system is constructed by connecting a plurality of terminal apparatuses for a virtual conference system to a central control apparatus.
- the central control apparatus receives action information such as information of a speech concerning a subject of discussion from one or a plurality of terminal apparatuses for a virtual conference system.
- the central control apparatus determines an animated character to be actuated based on the priorities such as predetermined orders of the attendants, and sends permission information to the terminal apparatus for a virtual conference system corresponding to the determined animated character.
- the terminal apparatus for a virtual conference system actuates the animated character representing the user in accordance with the indicated action.
- the other terminal apparatus actuates the corresponding animated characters in accordance with the input action information. In this manner, the action rights requested by the respective terminal apparatuses for a virtual conference system are managed by the central control apparatus.
- the terminal apparatus for a virtual conference system comprises the information output means which converts an input voice to voice information for the animated character representing the user, and outputs the voice information together with action information such as the current speaker or the speech subgroup for the animated character representing the user indicated by the indication means.
- the voice output means determines whether or not to output a sound based on input action information such as the current speaker speech or the speech subgroup for the other animated characters, and outputs the voice based on the voice information when it is required.
- the character control means actuates the other animated characters in accordance with the input action information such as the current speaker or the speech subgroup for the other animated characters, and actuates the animated character representing the user in accordance with the indicated action.
- the actions of an animated character include change of the mouth pattern.
- the animated character in the user's own terminal apparatus for a virtual conference system moves its mouth to indicate speech, and the same animated character in the other terminal apparatuses for a virtual conference system acts in the same way.
- the voice information is sent to the respective terminal apparatuses for a virtual conference system so as to be heard, for instance, only by the related attendants only, or by all the attendants, in accordance with the indicated action information such as the current speaker or the speech subgroup. Therefore, in the case of speech subgroup, the users in the subgroup can communicate with each other and the corresponding animated characters can be actuated. For the users outside the subgroup, the mouths of the animated characters in the subgroup move but they can not hear the voice.
- the user can actuate the associated animated character according to the voice input, and the content of the voice can be transmitted only to the intended users. Therefore, the voice status in the conference, such as who is speaking and who is making a speech to a subgroup, is expressed by both the display information and the voice information so that a conference can proceed in accordance with the atmosphere of a conference room.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the constitution of a virtual conference system according to a first embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the constitution of one user terminal apparatus of the first embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal constitution of a computer of the user terminal apparatus of the first embodiment
- FIG. 4 is an image of a display screen displayed on a display of the user terminal apparatus
- FIG. 5 is an image of a virtual conference room window displayed on the display of the user terminal apparatus
- FIG. 6 is an image illustrating patterns indicating actions of agents in the virtual conference room window
- FIG. 7 is an image of another virtual conference room window in the first embodiment
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the constitution of a virtual conference system according to a second embodiment
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram schematically showing the constitution of one user terminal apparatus of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the constitution of an central control section of the second embodiment
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the constitution of a virtual conference system according to a third embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing the constitution of one user terminal apparatus of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the constitution of an central control apparatus of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing the constitution of a virtual conference system according to a fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing the constitution of one user terminal apparatus of the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a block diagram schematically showing the constitution of one user terminal apparatus of the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing the constitution of an central control apparatus of the fourth embodiment.
- a virtual conference system 10 consists of a ring-like network 12 capable of transmitting and receiving a digital signal and K (natural number) user terminal apparatuses 16 1 -16 K connected to the network 12.
- transmission data (see Table 1 below) is transmitted through the network 12.
- the user terminal apparatuses 16 1 -16 K are operated by respective operators 18 1 -18 K .
- the network 12 is not limited to the above network (Ethernet, a token-ring network, etc.) but may be configured in such networks as a public telephone network or an ISDN, or a combination of these networks.
- the user terminal apparatus 16 i (1 ⁇ i ⁇ K) consists of a personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as PC) 22 i , a display 24 i , a keyboard 26 i , a mouse 28 i , a microphone 30 i , and a pair of speakers 32 i .
- the microphone 30 i and the pair of speakers 32 i can be replaced with a headset of a telephone etc. or a handset.
- the pair of speakers 32 i may be used with a both-side arrangement so as to provide a stereo effect. Three or more speakers may be used for multichannel reproduction, and one speaker may be used for monaural reproduction.
- input/output devices such as a digitizer, printer, and scanner may be employed.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the general internal constitution of the PC 22 i .
- the PC 22 i includes a communication control section 40 i for mutually communicating data etc., with the other PCs 22 j (1 ⁇ j ⁇ K, i ⁇ j), a conference control section 42 i for controlling generation and termination of the virtual conference room (hereinafter simply called "conference room") on the plurality of user terminal apparatuses and conference operation such as entrance and exit of attendants, and an agent control section 44 i for controlling a virtual conference room window 62 (see FIG. 5) in which an overall view of the conference room and display etc., of animated characters (hereinafter called "agents”) representing operators in the virtual conference room window 62.
- a virtual conference room window 62 see FIG. 5
- agents animated characters
- the PC 22 i also includes an audio input processing section 46 i for converting sound received by the microphone 30 i to a digital signal, and an audio output processing section 48 i for converting digital audio signals sent from the other PCs 22 i to analog signals.
- the PC 22 i further has a shared application section 50 i for storing programs such as shared chalkboard, where attendants of the conference type in text and draw pictures.
- the communication control section 40 i is connected to the network 12 and to the conference control section 42 i , agent control section 44 i , shared application section 50 i , audio input processing section 46 i , and audio output processing section 48 i .
- the conference control section 42 i is connected to the shared application section 50 i , agent control section 44 i , audio input processing section 46 i , and audio output processing section 48 i .
- the shared application section 50 i is connected to the display 24 i , keyboard 26 i , and mouse 28 i , all of which are connected to the agent control section 44 i .
- the agent control section 44 i is connected to the audio input processing section 46 i and audio output processing section 48 i .
- the microphone 30 i is connected to the audio input processing section 46 i , and the speakers 32 i are connected to the audio output processing section 48 i .
- the transmission data of a format shown in Table 1 below is exchanged between the respective control sections of the PC described above and between the respective user terminal apparatuses 16 j (1 ⁇ j ⁇ K, i ⁇ j).
- the transmission data consists of an ID portion (identification portion) and a data portion.
- the ID portion consists, in the following order, of a sender ID indicating a user terminal apparatus of the sender of the transmission data, a receiver ID indicating a user terminal apparatus of the receiver of the transmission data, and a control section ID indicating a control section of the user terminal apparatus to which the transmission data is applied.
- the data portion contains data specific to each control section, i.e., specific data generated by each control section of the PC 22 i .
- Examples of the data specific to each control section are data transmitted from the agent control section 44 i , which data indicates such states as a position of the associated agent, a direction of his/her face, opening and closing of his/her mouth, and hand raising.
- the agent control section 44 i receives a signal necessary to perform control of opening and closing the agent's mouth in accordance with the magnitude of voice that is input from the audio input processing section 46 i .
- the data specific to the transmission data output from the conference control section 42 i includes data respectively indicating attendance at the conference, withdrawal from the conference, a request for operation rights, and permission for operation rights.
- the data specific to the transmission data output from the audio input processing section 46 i includes audio data produced by digitizing and compressing sound that is through the microphone 30 i .
- the conference control section 42 i performs such operations as processing a request for generating or terminating a conference, and receiving a request for speaking rights (described later) from the agent control section 44 i and performing an operation of accepting that request while communicating with the conference control sections 42 i of the other user terminal apparatuses. Furthermore, the conference control section 42 i sends such data as new attendance at the conference and replacement of an operator having the operation right of application to the agent control section 44 i and the shared application section 50 i so that the contents of those sections are updated in a synchronized manner.
- a virtual conference room window 62 showing the overall view of a conference room pops up on the display screen 60 of the display 24 i of the user terminal apparatus 16 i as shown in FIG. 4.
- a conference room list window 64 showing a list of conferences currently going on and a conference attendants window 66, in which animated characters representing attendants allowed to attend those conferences are arranged, are also displayed on the display screen 60.
- Pattern images (representing the operator etc.) displayed in each window and its neighborhood also serve as an indication input portion to be indicated by the mouse 28 i in, for instance, selecting a subject for processing. These pattern images are hereinafter called “icons.” These icons are subjected to selection indication by the clicking of the mouse 28 i , indication execution by its double clicking, and movement (hereinafter called "dragging") of a selected icon.
- the operators of all the user terminal apparatuses etc., connected to the network 12 may be displayed in the conference attendants window 66 as persons allowed to attend the conferences. Alternatively, only the selected operators may be displayed as allowable persons in accordance with the kind of conference or the application.
- the icons may be given a statement indicating the above fact.
- the icon representing the operator 18 j requesting the attendance is moved from the conference attendants window 66 to the virtual conference room window 62 by dragging it with the mouse 28 i .
- the agent control section 44 i sends transmission data including the attendance request to the agent control section 44 j of the corresponding user terminal apparatus 16 j via the communication control section 40 i and the network 12.
- the agent control section 44 j has an attendance request window (not shown) which asks for a judgment as to whether to attend the conference displayed on the display 24 j of the user terminal apparatus 16 j .
- the user terminal apparatus 16 i which requests the attendance of another operator 18 j , finishes the attendance request procedure if the agent control section 44 i receives data indicating the refusal of attendance of another operator 18 j or receives no response from the user terminal apparatus 16 j because of no operation on it or the absence of the operator (after a lapse of a predetermined period that is found by use of a timer etc.).
- transmission data including data indicating the acceptance of attendance
- the agent control section 44 i on the requesting side sends transmission data, including data indicating the attendance of the new operator at the conference, to the conference control section 42 i .
- the conference control section 42 i forwards the transmission data to the agent control section 44 i and the application section 50 i .
- the application section 50 i performs an operation to transmit data etc., necessary to build up the application section 50 j in the user terminal apparatus 16 j of the newly attending operator 18 j with the same contents as the application section 50 i .
- the conference control section 42 i sends transmission data to the agent control section 44 i so that the agent 20 j representing the new operator is added to the conference room.
- FIG. 5 there are displayed in the virtual conference room window 62 objects representing furnishings for a conference operation such as a desk, a shared chalkboard 98, a piece of chalk 99, a microphone and a platform, and all the agents 20 1 -20 K representing the operators (attendants) 18 1 -18 K operating the respective user terminal apparatuses 16 1 -16 K connected to the network 12 and currently attending the conference. Details of those will be described later.
- the icon of the new conference room in the conference room list window 64 is double clicked or an appropriate selection is made from a menu (not shown) through the keyboard 26 i .
- the agent control section 44 i sends transmission data, including data indicating a conference holding request, to the conference control section 42 i .
- the agent control section 44 i controls the display of the virtual conference room window 62 in the display screen 60 of the display 24 i and the furnishings such as the agents, desk, and microphone used in the conference that are displayed in the virtual conference room window 62. This display includes the movement (described later) of the agents and the furnishings.
- the conference control section 42 i Upon reception of transmission data from the agent control section 44 i , the conference control section 42 i generates a new conference and registers it in the user terminal apparatus 16 i . Furthermore, the conference control section 42 i sets the operator 18 i as an attendant of the conference and sends transmission data including data indicating a conference attendance request to the agent control section 44 i . As a result, the virtual conference room window 62 showing a conference room is poped up, and the agent 20 i representing the operator 18 i herself is displayed in the virtual conference room window 62.
- the agent 20 i of the operator 18 i To move the agent 20 i of the operator 18 i to simulate an event in which she speaks at the top seat, the agent 20 i is dragged to that position in the virtual conference room window 62. While depression of the drag continues until the agent 20 i reaches the destination, an animation is effected such that the leg patterns of the agent 20 i move alternately to simulate walking. Data indicating the state, position, etc., of this action is sent to the user terminal apparatuses of all the conference attendants via the communication control section 40 i , from the agent control section 44 i , so that the position and the leg patterns of the agent 20 i change in the same manner on the display of each user terminal apparatus.
- Data indicating the new position (destination) of the agent 20 i is sent to the audio output processing section 48 i , which performs a voice-related operation so that voices from the other agents displayed in the virtual conference room window 62 are heard in a manner (magnitude and balance of voices) in accordance with the new positional relationships between (i.e., distances from) them.
- the voice-related operation is not limited to the one in accordance with the positional (i.e., physical) relationships.
- the privacy mode can be established in which a voice exchange is effective only between the two agents 20 4 and 20 5 irrespective of the positional relationships between the respective agents.
- the attendants other than the two corresponding to the agents 20 4 and 20 5 can realize from the mouth movements of the agents 20 4 and 20 5 that the two attendants are on privacy to each other though they cannot know the content of the conversation.
- the audio input processing section 46 i When the operator 18 i speaks, the state of his speech is detected by the audio input processing section 46 i .
- the audio input processing section 46 i detects the magnitude of this voice and sequentially sends detection results to the agent control section 44 i .
- the audio output processing section 48 i performs a synthesizing operation on audio data transmitted from the user terminal apparatus 16 j of another operator 18 j in accordance with the positional relationships with the respective agents and occurrence/non-occurrence of the privacy state in the agent control section 44 i so that the magnitudes and right/left directions of the voices of the other operators 18 i are appropriate to the operator 18 i . Then, the result is output from the speaker 32 i .
- the agent control section 44 i changes the shape of the mouth of the agent 20 i in accordance with the voice input, for instance, opening the mouth widely for a loud voice (see the agent 20 7 shown in FIG. 6). This change is sent to the user terminal apparatuses of the other attendants. As a result, an animation is displayed in which the mouth of the agent 20 i of the speaking operator 18 i opens and closes so as to indicate his speech.
- the pattern of the agent 20 i can be changed to express hand raising (see FIG. 5) by an operation of the keyboard 26 i or mouse 28 i .
- the operator 18 i can request to talk and express his agreement with a subject of the discussion.
- Data indicating hand raising is sent to the audio output processing section 48 i .
- the voice of the hand-raising attendant is processed so that the other attendants uniformly hear his voice as a loud one.
- Operation rights of elements of the shared application section 50 i can be expressed by preregistered expression methods.
- operation rights for the shared chalkboard 98 are associated in advance with the chalk piece 99 in the conference room (see FIG. 5).
- the operator 18 i requests operation rights for the shared chalkboard 98 by selecting the chalk piece 99 by doubly clicking the mouse 28 i .
- Transmission data indicating this request is sent from the agent control section 44 i to the conference control section 42 i , which sends data requesting acceptance to the conference control sections 42 j of the user terminal apparatuses 16 j of the other attendants.
- the conference control section 42 i determines whether the request for the operation right has been accepted based on acceptance judgment data sent from the other conference control sections 42 j according to a standard of decision by majority, unanimity, etc.
- the other conference control sections 42 j also perform processing of this determination.
- the conference control section 42 i sends data indicating the permission for operation rights for the shared chalkboard 98 to the agent control section 44 i and the application of the shared chalkboard 98.
- control operations for the chairperson seat, the speaker seat, the microphone location, etc. In any case, one, or a predetermined number of persons, can occupy that location.
- the operation right corresponds to a right of occupying that location, which is assigned in the mechanism described above.
- the voice of an operator occupying the chairperson seat, speaker seat, or microphone location is transmitted as data for producing a loud voice to be heard by all the attendants, as in the above-described case of a speech with a hand raised.
- FIG. 7 shows a conference room window 63 representing a typical conference such as a morning gathering having only one speaker.
- a platform 36 which can be occupied by only one person, is provided in this conference room, and setting is so made that the voice of only the operator corresponding to an agent 20 1 occupying the platform 36 is transmitted to all the other attendants at the gathering.
- the contention of requests for speaking rights can be avoided in the progress of a conference.
- data indicating the order is produced as a queue (representing agents 20 2 and 20 3 in this example) and transmitted.
- the agents representing the speaker and the waiting attendants are displayed in the virtual conference window 63 so as to visually express the situation.
- the attendants of a conference as well as its environment, such as furnishings are displayed in the form of the agents representing the operators and the display data in the respective user terminal apparatuses connected to each other through the network, the data amount does not become enormous unlike the case of transmitting image data, and thus the communication load can be reduced. Since indications of intentions and actions occurring in the progress of a conference can be expressed by changes of agent patterns, a conference can proceed while the same situation as in the case of holding an actual conference by calling attendants is realized by the data input/output corresponding to the changes of the patterns. Furthermore, the reduction of the data amount enables the realtime progress of a conference.
- a virtual conference system 10 consists of an central control apparatus 17 and L (natural number) user terminal apparatuses 16 1 -16 L all of which are connected to a network 12.
- a PC 22 i of the user terminal apparatus 16 i (1 ⁇ i ⁇ L) consists of a communication control section 40 i , an agent control section 45 i , an audio input processing section 47 i , an audio output processing section 49 i , and a shared application section 50 i .
- the communication control section 40 i is connected to the network 12 and also connected to the agent control section 45 i , audio input processing section 47 i , audio output processing section 49 i , and shared application section 50 i .
- the central control apparatus 17 controls a virtual conference.
- the audio input processing section 47 i merely converts an input audio signal to a digital signal
- the audio output processing section 49 i merely converts an input digital audio signal to an analog signal.
- the central control apparatus 17 consists of a communication control section 40C, a conference control section 42C, an agent control section 44C, an audio control section 46C, and a shared application section 50C.
- the communication control section 40C is connected to the network 12 and also connected to the conference control section 42C, agent control section 44C, audio control section 46C, and shared application section 50C.
- the conference control section 42C is connected to the agent control section 44C, audio control section 46C, and shared application section 50C.
- the agent control section 44C processes internal data indicating such states as positions and patterns of the agents without directly controlling the display and the input and output devices. When the position of an agent is to be changed, the agent control section 44C sends the above data to the audio control section 46C. Since the conference control section 42C and the shared application section 50C are the same as the conference control section 42 i and the shared application section 50 i of the first embodiment, respectively, descriptions therefor are omitted here. The agent control section 44C and the shared application section 50C sends data to the respective user terminal apparatuses based on transmission data input from the conference control section 42C.
- the audio control section 46C synthesizes voices for the respective operators and adjusts their volumes in accordance with the positional relationships between the agents, as well as such states as speech subgroups, and related data to the respective user terminal apparatuses. Furthermore, the audio control section 46C sends the agent control section 44C data to be used for changing the agent patterns in accordance with the volume levels.
- the central control apparatus 17 can operate as a user terminal apparatus.
- the total amount of audio packets necessary for the audio data can be reduced as explained below.
- the transmission data output from one user terminal apparatus is directed to all of the other user terminal apparatuses. Therefore, when the operators of the k user terminal apparatuses simultaneously communicate with each other, k(k-1) audio packets are generated.
- this embodiment needs only 2k audio packets because, after receiving the audio transmission data, the central control apparatus 17 sends out the audio data synthesized for the operator's apparatus.
- a virtual conference system 10 consists of a central control apparatus 17 and M (natural number) user terminal apparatuses 16 1 -16 M all of which are connected to the network 12 and the audio network 13.
- a PC 22 i of the user terminal apparatus 16 i (1 ⁇ i ⁇ M) consists of a communication control section 40 i , an agent control section 45 i , amplifying devices 52 i and 54 i , and a shared application section 50 i .
- the amplifying devices 52 i and 54 i can be provided independently, i.e., separately from the PC 22 i .
- the network 12 is connected to the agent control section 45 i and the shared application section 50 i via the communication control section 40 i .
- the audio network 13 is connected to the amplifying devices 52 i and 54 i .
- the central control apparatus 17 consists of a communication control section 40C, a conference control section 42C, an agent control section 44C, a shared application section 50C, and an audio control device 56 having an audio detection device 57, as well as an audio mixing device 58.
- the communication control section 40C is connected to the network 12 and also connected to the conference control section 42C, agent control section 44C and shared application section 50C.
- the conference control section 42C is connected to the agent control section 44C and the shared application section 50C.
- Concerning the audio control device 56, the audio mixing device 58 is connected to the audio network 13 and also connected to the audio detection device 57, conference control section 42C, as well as the agent control section 44C, and the audio detection device 57 is connected to the agent control section 44C.
- the audio mixing device 58 mixes multichannel audio signals sent from the user terminal apparatuses and outputs mixed signals. For example, when receiving audio signals from n user terminal apparatuses, the audio mixing device 58 mixes those signals to produce a sound field to be heard by the respective operators in a conference room and sends mixed signals of 2n channels (n channels in the case of monaural signals) to the respective user terminal apparatuses. The mixing ratio to produce the sound field to be heard by the operators is controlled by the agent control section 44C and the conference control section 42C.
- the audio detection device 57 measures the volumes of the audio signals sent from the respective user terminal apparatuses, and sends the measurement results to the agent control section 44C.
- the audio data can be exchanged independently to thereby reduce the loads of A/D conversion etc., of the user terminal apparatus and the central control apparatus.
- a virtual conference system 10 of this embodiment includes N (natural number) user terminal apparatuses 16 1 -16 N connected to an central control apparatus 17 via network such as a public telephone network (an ISDN 64 is used in this embodiment).
- the user terminal apparatus 16 i (1 ⁇ i ⁇ N) consists of a telephone set 72 i , a display device 74 i , and an ISDN interface 76 i connected to those devices.
- the display device 74 i serves to display conference attendants etc., and consists of a speaking state icon control device 78 i and a liquid crystal display 80 i (see FIG. 16).
- the display device 74 i displays names of attendants and icons (only displayed in this embodiment) indicating their speaking states. The icons may be lit up with lamps, and may be associated with characters such as "speaking.”
- the central control apparatus 17 consists of an audio detection device 57, an audio mixing device 58, and an ISDN interface 76C connected to those devices (see FIG. 17).
- the user terminal apparatus 16 i and the central control apparatus 17 may be so constructed that the sending and receiving audio signals are transmitted through separate lines. Alternatively, they may be constructed so that those signals are concurrently transmitted through the same line.
- the transmission data having a format of Table 2 below is exchanged between the user terminal apparatus 16 i and the central control apparatus 17.
- the transmission data consists of the number n of attendants, a name of the mth attendant, and a speaking state flag of the mth attendant.
- the flag is set when while the mth attendant is speaking, and is reset when he is not speaking. Assume the data here to indicate the setting and resetting of the flag to be "1" and "0,” respectively. If the number of attendants is six and the fourth attendant is speaking, the transmission data is, for instance, "6: Suzuki, 0: Takahashi, 0: Yamamoto, 0: Yamada, 1: Tanaka, 0: Sato, 0:.” Using this transmission data, each user terminal apparatus can display a list of the attendant names and indicate who is speaking.
- the audio detection device 57 may be provided in each user terminal apparatus, in which case an identification number of each user terminal apparatus and a flag indicating whether its operator is speaking may be sent from each user terminal apparatus to the central control apparatus 17.
- Each operator connects her user terminal apparatus to the central control apparatus 17 via the ISDN 64.
- the central control apparatus 17 calls the other user terminal apparatuses or waits for their connections.
- a plurality of user terminal apparatuses are connected to the central control apparatus 17 and a conference is held.
- the central control apparatus 17 sequentially sends the transmission data of the above format (see Table 2) to all the user terminal apparatuses.
- each user terminal apparatus displays a list of attendant names and also displays an icon of a speaking attendant with an indication that the operator is speaking.
- the animated characters representing the respective attendants are displayed on the display means, and the patterns of the animated characters being displayed are changed in accordance with the state of a conference. Therefore, the invention can provide a terminal apparatus for a virtual conference system which properly reflects indications of the attendants' intention that are necessary for the progress of a conference.
- the virtual conference system can be provided in which indications of the attendants' intentions necessary for the progress of a conference are reflected by the animated characters in accordance with the state of the conference, and even with remote attendants a conference can proceed in the same manner as an actual conference of real attendance.
- the other attendants can be informed of the state such as a speech of a conference attendant.
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